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Robert Powell

Engineer and researcher known for scientific analysis of the 2004 Nimitz encounter and other Navy cases
Robert Powell
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NationalityUnited States
CategoryResearcher / scientist
Known for
RolesAerospace engineer; executive board member, Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies
StatusMainstream engineering credentials

Robert Powell is an American aerospace engineer and researcher whose detailed technical analysis of the Nimitz “Tic Tac” encounter, drawing on radar and witness data, has become one of the most widely cited scientific reference treatments of the case.

Assessment

Powell has helped organize scientifically minded research collaborations bringing together credentialed engineers and physicists, including work alongside Kevin Knuth, in an effort to apply peer-reviewable analytical standards to a field often criticized for lacking them.

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References

  1. ^ Powell, R., et al. (2019). “Analysis of a Radar/Visual Anomaly Recorded near the USS Princeton on 14 November 2004.” Journal of Scientific Exploration.
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